1
as in mourning
to feel or express sorrow for
she lamented the loss of her beloved pet to a degree that went way beyond words
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2
as in regretting
to feel sorry or dissatisfied about
the youth lamented not having spent more time with his late grandfather
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Recent Examples of lamenting
Logan Karlie
september 2, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025
Following the 2024 presidential election, edits comparing debates past and present became popular, with some social media users lamenting how the tone of political debates had changed.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Aug. 2025
Economists have been lamenting the survey response rates for years.
—Tobias Burns, The Hill, 17 Aug. 2025
Rather than lamenting the increases and fearing price escalation, a more constructive attitude may be to harness inflation itself.
—Wes Moss, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Crowds of residents complained to town officials in 2022 that Route 20 was already choked with traffic, with some lamenting the conversion of old shade tobacco farms in the region into sprawling, multi-story warehouses.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 11 Aug. 2025
Isaiah may have been lamenting over the destruction of the nation of Israel in his day, but Eicha resonates with us today as well.
—Rabbi Steve Roth, Sun Sentinel, 4 Aug. 2025
The song’s beat is produced by New York musician Cash Cobain, and features DDG melodically lamenting over visitation restrictions.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 10 Mar. 2025
Rodriguez rejected the characterization given at the news conference, particularly a remark lamenting that the maximum punishment for the 13-year-old would be an eight-month stay at a boys’ ranch.
—Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2025
Adjective
One fateful night, while lamenting her responsibilities, Sarah begs the Goblin King to take her brother away.
—Logan Karlie
september 2, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025
Following the 2024 presidential election, edits comparing debates past and present became popular, with some social media users lamenting how the tone of political debates had changed.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Aug. 2025
Economists have been lamenting the survey response rates for years.
—Tobias Burns, The Hill, 17 Aug. 2025
Rather than lamenting the increases and fearing price escalation, a more constructive attitude may be to harness inflation itself.
—Wes Moss, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Crowds of residents complained to town officials in 2022 that Route 20 was already choked with traffic, with some lamenting the conversion of old shade tobacco farms in the region into sprawling, multi-story warehouses.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 11 Aug. 2025
Isaiah may have been lamenting over the destruction of the nation of Israel in his day, but Eicha resonates with us today as well.
—Rabbi Steve Roth, Sun Sentinel, 4 Aug. 2025
The song’s beat is produced by New York musician Cash Cobain, and features DDG melodically lamenting over visitation restrictions.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 10 Mar. 2025
Rodriguez rejected the characterization given at the news conference, particularly a remark lamenting that the maximum punishment for the 13-year-old would be an eight-month stay at a boys’ ranch.
—Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lamenting
Verb
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The Nashville Zoo is mourning the loss of the matriarch of its giraffe herd.—
Kirsten Fiscus,
Nashville Tennessean,
2 Sep. 2025
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Fellow Chicago boaters said that the boating community is mourning the loss of Abzal.—
Nadine El-Bawab,
ABC News,
2 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Now, the woman is regretting sending the message to her celeb crush.—
Brian Anthony Hernandez,
People.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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The New York Yankees acquired Devin Williams from the Milwaukee Brewers in the offseason, and may be regretting the move.—
Aaliyan Mohammed,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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But his crying scene in Ford v Ferrari is one for the ages.—
Michael Granberry,
Dallas News,
17 Jan. 2020
Adjective
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And every day, across from them, outside the clinic, about to enter or just leaving, there were women hugging each other and weeping.—
David Mamet,
National Review,
11 Aug. 2022
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The show manages to stay on the brink — always laughing, never quite weeping — for its entire length.—
Helen Shaw,
Vulture,
8 Dec. 2021
Adjective
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But now, the King and the royal family have received very sad news that will change things going forward.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
5 Sep. 2025
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Shooting scenes in wide or medium shots that sometimes break into Hsiao-Lee’s harrowing point-of-view, cinematographer Yu Jing-Pin depicts a world without much color or hope, while sets by Huang Mei-Ching and Tu Shuo-Feng emphasize a sad and impoverished existence.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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There have been some instances, however, when an upset crayfish comes home from a hard day of crayfishing only to have to kick out a frog and cap the burrow.—
Karl Schneider,
IndyStar,
3 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, for an AI that claims someone is going into something bad, but the AI has computationally misjudged the circumstance, users are bound to howl and get upset with the AI and the AI maker.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Lamenting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lamenting. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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